Guest Post by Paul Brandus
Could you develop this disease at such an early age? Your family history could be telling, medical professionals say
In the movie “Still Alice,” Julianne Moore plays a woman who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Last week, I watched a movie called “Still Alice,” starring Julianne Moore. It was disturbing and heartbreaking to watch.
Based on a true story, Moore (who won an Academy Award for her performance) plays a razor-sharp Columbia University professor who, at the age of 50, begins to get confused about things — getting lost on campus, fumbling for words, introducing herself to people she introduced herself to 10 minutes before, and so forth.
Concerned, she consults a neurologist, who delivers a lightning bolt: Alice has a rare, early form of Alzheimer’s disease, and that it’s genetic, meaning her children are highly predisposed to being afflicted as well.
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